Dutch Astronomer Photographs Rarely Seen Military Space Plane from Earth. Noted astronomer and satellite expert Ralf Vandebergh of Nijswiller, Limburg, Netherlands, spent months searching the skies for one of the Holy Grails of sky spotting, […]
Unusual Patch Was Pulled from Stores When Classified Project May Have Failed. If you’re a military aviation fan, chances are you have a few patches lying around in a collection somewhere. Many aviation fans have […]
Chinese Space Program Progresses Amid Widespread Defense Program Acceleration. China became the first country in history to land an unmanned probe on the far side of the moon on Wednesday. The “Chang’e 4” spacecraft touched […]
Aerodynamic heating at Mach 6.72 (4,534 mph) almost melted the airframe. On Oct. 3 1967 the North American X-15A-2 serial number 56-6671 hypersonic rocket-powered research aircraft achieved a maximum Mach 6.72 piloted by Major Pete […]
U.S. Air Force test pilot Maj. Michael J. Adams was killed during X-15 Flight 191 on Nov. 15, 1967. The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wingspan of […]
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